There are urgent locum opportunities at Northern Health. For further details, please check for specific community requirements. See more information about physician job opportunities.
Burns Lake
May 23: 8 am to 8 am
June: 4, 8, 29: 8 am to 8 am
July: 1, 6, 9, 11, 13, 16, 18: 8 am to 8 pm
FP Coverage also needed in community from April 13-May 25
- Up to $3,500/shift + MOCAP + REEF; based on an hourly rate while providing on-site direct or indirect patient care.
- Travel, accommodation, and car rental covered.
- Travel stipend: $250 - $1,500 based on time. Maximum $1,500 per round trip.
For more details please contact Celia Evanson at celia.evanson@northernhealth.ca.
Chetwynd
May 29: 8 am to 8 am
June: 7, 9: 8 am to 8 am
- Guaranteed daily rate $1,595/24 hour shift through RGPLP
- Travel, accommodation, and car rental covered through RGPLP
- Travel stipend: $250 - $1,500 based on time. Maximum $1,500 per round trip, through RGPLP.
For more details please contact Shivani Sadhir at shivani.sadhir@northernhealth.ca.
Dawson Creek
May: 17: 8 am to 3 pm, 31: 8 am to 3 pm, 3 pm to 10 pm
June: 4, 6, 14-15, 28, 29: 8 am to 3 pm, 2, 8, 23: 3 pm to 10 pm, 22: 8 am to 3 pm, 3 pm to 10 pm, 10 pm to 8 am, 27, 30: 8 am to 3 pm, 3 pm to 10 pm
July: 5, 10-12, 14: 8 am to 3 pm, 3 pm to 10 pm, 3, 8, 16, 23: 10 pm to 8 am, 4, 13: 3 pm to 10 pm, 10 pm to 8 am, 6, 15, 17, 19-20, 22, 30: 3 pm to 10 pm, 18, 28, 31: 8 am to 3 pm, 10 pm to 8 am, 1, 21: 8 am to 3 pm
- Income guarantee (includes FFS, RRP, and MOCAP):
Morning shift: 8 am to 3 pm, $2,264/weekday, $2,479/weekend
Evening shift: 3 pm to 10 pm, $2,387/weekday, $2,479/weekend
Night shift: 10 pm to 8 am, $3,653 (weekday or weekend) - Travel, accommodation, and car rental covered.
- Travel stipend: $250 - $1,500 based on time. Maximum $1,500 per round trip.
For more details please contact Dr. Aderemi Oyedeji at aderemi.oyedeji@northernhealth.ca.
Fort Nelson - GP +/- ER locum coverage urgently needed
May–July: Flexible dates
- Guaranteed minimum daily rate ($1,658) + MOCAP + REEF though RGPLP.
- Travel, accommodation, and car rental covered.
- Travel stipend: $250 - $1,500 based on time. Maximum; $1,500 per round trip.
For more details, please contact Shivani Sadhir at shivani.sadhir@northernhealth.ca.
Fort St. James
June: 10, 14: 8 am to 8 am
- Up to $3,500/shift + MOCAP + REEF; based on an hourly rate while providing on-site direct or indirect patient care.
- Travel, accommodation, and car rental covered.
- Travel stipend: $250 - $1,500 based on time. Maximum $1,500 per round trip.
For more details and compensation, please contact Shivani Sadhir at shivani.sadhir@northernhealth.ca.
Fort St. John - Emergency
May 19: 5 am to 1 pm
June 7: 8 pm to 5 am
July: 4, 12: 5 am to 1 pm
- Income guarantee option 1 (includes FFS, RRP, and MOCAP):
Morning shift: 5 am to 1 pm, $2,820/weekday or $2,972/weekend
Afternoon shift: 1 pm to 8 pm, $2,417/weekday or $2,569/weekend
Night shift: 8 pm to 5 am, $3,376 weekday or weekend. - Travel, accommodation, and car rental covered.
- Travel stipend: $250 - $1,500 based on time. Maximum $1,500 per round trip.
- Option 2 (no income guarantee):
FFS: You can expect to earn $3,380 - $4,030 FFS/shift (includes $1,000 shift stipend, 21.70% MSP premium, and $25.68 MOCAP). - Travel, accommodation, and car rental covered.
For more details please contact Dr. Mark Thomson at mthomson@pris.ca or Shivani Sadhir at shivani.sadhir@northernhealth.ca.
Fort St. John – Family practice associates clinic
- Date specific bonuses
Summer: $10,000 for July and August $5,000 for July or August
Fall: $15,000 for October - December 2025
Winter: $15,000 for January - March 2026
Regular remuneration:
- $1,000 travel stipend (available to locums committing to 4 weeks or longer).
- Locums committing to 3-months continuous coverage will receive a $10,000 long-term locum bonus.
- Locums committing to 6-months continuous coverage will receive a $15,000 long-term locum bonus.
- Locums committing to 1-year continuous coverage will also receive a $30,000 long-term locum bonus.
- Hourly rate = $240/hour.
- The minimum monthly remuneration for regular clinic hours worked = $20,160 – $30,720.
- Physicians can work 3 - 4.5 days a week in clinic with the flexibility to see patients in-person and some virtually.
- Physicians are also paid an extra 1.5 hours ($360) each weekday to compensate for admin related tasks equating to an additional $7,200/month, paid on top of regular clinic hours worked.
- Remuneration is TAKE-HOME. There is no overhead payable or split due, with no expenses deducted from physicians. Physicians are paid consistently via direct deposit every 2 weeks.
The clinic operates on an alternate payment model, namely Population Based Funding.
Please contact Josie@fsjmedicalclinic.com for more information.
Hazelton
June: 14, 28: 6 pm to 8 am, 30: 8 am to 6 pm
- Estimated compensation for two-week locum with call: $29,000. Inclusive of MOCAP: $1,500 - $2,000 (5-6 ER shifts 0800-1800 or 1800-0800) & REEF incentive: $5,000.
For more details please contact Shivani Sadhir at shivani.sadhir@northernhealth.ca.
Hudson's Hope
Critical shift: May: 16, 19, 23
May: 9-13, 16, 23, 30
- Locum dates can be customized to suit your availability. Minimum five days of coverage needed.
- Shifts are 8:45 am to 4:30 pm. No on-call work required. Guaranteed daily rate through RGPLP is $1658/day.
- Locum travel, accommodation, and travel time stipend covered through RGPLP.
- Travel stipend: $250 - $1,500 based on time. Maximum $1,500 per round trip.
For more details please contact Shivani Sadhir at shivani.sadhir@northernhealth.ca.
Kitimat
Flexible dates
- Day shifts: 7 am to 7 pm (approximately 20-30 patients on average).
Night shifts: 7 pm to 7 am (approximately 10 patients on average). - Kitimat APP ER contract rates effective September 1, 2024, for new shifts accepted.
- CCFP rate: $3,969-$4,058/weekday day 7 am to 7 pm, $4,266-$4,459/weekend day 7 am to 7 pm, $4,349-$4,379/weekday evening 7 pm to 7 am, $4,349-$4,450/weekend evening 7 pm to 7 am.
- CCFP-EM rate: $4,370-$4,459/weekday day 7 am to 7 pm, $4,667-$4,756/weekend day 7 am to 7 pm, $4,750-$4,780/weekday evening 7 pm to 7 am, $4,750-$4,851/weekend evening 7 pm to 7 am.
- Travel, accommodation and car rental covered.
- Travel stipend: $250 - $1,500 based on time. Maximum $1,500 per round trip.
For more details please contact Dr. Claire Feenan at clairefeenan@doctors.net.uk or Shivani Sadhir at shivani.sadhir@northernhealth.ca.
Mackenzie
Flexible dates
Locum dates can be customized to suit your availability.
- Up to $3,500/shift + MOCAP + REEF; based on an hourly rate while providing on-site direct or indirect patient care.
- Travel, accommodation, and car rental covered.
- Travel stipend: $250 - $1,500 based on time. Maximum $1,500 per round trip.
For more details please contact Robbin Worthington at robbin.worthington@northernhealth.ca or Shivani Sadhir at shivani.sadhir@northernhealth.ca.
Masset
June: 2-9, 23-30
July 1 - September 15
- Estimated compensation for 5-6 days with 1:3-1:4 call ($9,570.42 - $12,508.84), depending on number of call shifts. This is inclusive of RGPLP daily rate, MOCAP and an additional REEF call incentive of $500/24 hour call.
- 5 days/1 call: $9,570.42
- 6 days/2 call: $12,508.84
- Locum travel, accommodation, and travel time stipend covered through RGPLP.
- Travel stipend: $250 - $1,500 based on time. Maximum $1,500 per round trip.
- Please note that each assignment must be a minimum of five days.
For more details please contact Shivani Sadhir at shivani.sadhir@northernhealth.ca.
Prince George
May: 9-11, 14, 23-26, 28-31
June: 2-9, 11-22, 26-30
July: 1-10, 12-22, 24-31
- 1-4 week locum opportunities.
- Travel and accommodation will be covered.
- For EM trained physicians, rate vary from $1,930 (for a weekday workload shift) to $3,394 (for a weekend overnight shift), including RRP and after-hours premiums.
For more details please contact Shivani Sadhir at shivani.sadhir@northernhealth.ca.
Prince Rupert
June: 13-16, 29: 4 pm to 12 am, 1, 4-5, 7, 9, 20: 1 pm to 8 am, 3, 10, 21-22: 8 am to 4 pm, 30: 12 am to 8 am, 4 pm to 12 am
July: 4-5, 8, 10, 12-13, 17, 20: 4 pm to 12 am, 6-7, 9, 15-16, 18-19: 8 am to 4 pm, 4 pm to 12 am, 11: 8 am to 4 pm, 21-25, 27, 31: 12 am to 8 am, 4 pm to 12 am, 26, 28-30: 12 am to 8 am, 8 am to 4 pm, 4 pm to 12 am
- CCFP rate: $2,721/weekday day 8 am to 4 pm, $2,970-$3,032/weekend day 8 am to 4 pm, $2,443-$2,499/weekday afternoon 1 pm to 8 pm, $2,599-$2,655/weekend afternoon 1 pm to 8 pm, $2,920-$3,007/weekday evening 4 pm to 12 am, $2,982-$3,069/weekend evening 4 pm to 12 am, $3,069-$3,132/night 12 am to 8 am
- CCFP-EM rate: $3,000/weekday day 8 am to 4 pm, $3,249-$3,312/weekend day 8 am to 4 pm, $2,688-$2,744/weekday afternoon 1 pm to 8 pm, $2,843-$2,899/weekend afternoon 1 pm to 8 pm, $3,200-$3,287/weekday evening 4 pm to 12 am, $3,262-$3,349/weekend evening 4 pm to 12 am, $3,349-$3,411/night 12 am to 8 am.
**Rate includes RRP + after hours premiums (if applicable) + all direct and indirect patient care associated with the scheduled shifts. - Travel, accommodation and car rental covered.
- Travel stipend: $250 - $1,500 based on time. Maximum $1,500 per round trip.
For more details please contact Shivani Sadhir at shivani.sadhir@northernhealth.ca.
Quesnel
Flexible dates
- Income guarantee: $3,013/shift (weekday) or $3,300/shift (weekend). Nights: $3,857/shift (weekday or weekend) - includes FFS, RRP, and MOCAP.
- Day shift: 8 am to 6 pm (day shift averages 30 patients).
Night shift: 6 pm to 8 am (night averages 25 patients). - Travel and accommodation covered. Travel stipend: $250-$1,500 based on time. Maximum, $1,500 per round trip.
For more details please contact Shivani Sadhir at shivani.sadhir@northernhealth.ca.
Smithers
June 1: 8 am to 7 pm
- CCFP rate: $3,636-$3,720/weekday day 8 am to 7 pm, $3,978-$4,063/weekend day 8 am to 7 pm, $5,252/weekday evening 6 pm to 8:30 am, $5,210-$5,321/weekend evening 6 pm to 8:30 am.
- CCFP-EM rate: $4,049-$4,133/weekday day 8 am to 7 pm, $4,349-$4,433/weekend day 8 am to 7 pm, $5,699/weekday evening 6 pm to 8:30 am, $5,699-$5,810/weekend evening 6 pm to 8:30 am.
- Travel and accommodation covered.
- Travel stipend: $250 - $1,500 based on time. Maximum $1,500 per round trip.
For more details please contact Dr. Justin Flynn at: justin_flynn77@hotmail.com.
Stewart
Flexible dates
- Two consecutive weeks with flexible start dates in 2026.
- Clinic work- low volume and acuity-8-5 with lunch 12-1. Call 24/7 but very low volume and low acuity.
- Approximately $19,000/week including MOCAP and REEF
- Travel covered, accommodations provided.
For more details please contact Shivani Sadhir at shivani.sadhir@northernhealth.ca.
Terrace
June 14: 12 am to 8 am
July: 1, 10, 13, 26-27, 29-30: 12 am to 8 am, 23, 24, 31: 4 pm to 12 am
August: 3-4, 7, 15, 19: 4 pm to 12 am, 6, 11: 12 am to 8 am, 4 pm to 12 am, 17, 21, 25, 29: 12 am to 8 am
- Until September 2025, shifts are remunerated at approximately $3,000 per 8 - hour shift.
- Travel, accommodation, and car rental covered. ** 24 hours of coverage (usually 3x8h) shift minimum applies.
For more details please contact Shivani Sadhir at shivani.sadhir@northernhealth.ca.
Tumbler Ridge - GP +/- ER locum coverage urgently needed
May 16-31
June 6-9
June 27 - July 1
August 23 - September 14
- Guaranteed daily rate $1,627/shift + MOCAP.
- Travel, accommodation, and car rental covered.
- Travel stipend: $250 - $1,500 based on time. Maximum $1,500 per round trip.
Assignment can be customized to cover clinic only, or to cover more ER.
For more details please contact Shivani Sadhir at shivani.sadhir@northernhealth.ca.
Vanderhoof
May: 13, 24: 8 am to 8 pm, 17, 31: 8 pm to 8 am
June: 2, 4, 16: 8 pm to 8 am, 8: 8 am to 8 pm, 8 pm to 8 am, 28: 8 am to 8 pm
Locum dates can be customized to suit your availability.
- Income guarantee: $5,400/24 hour shift (weekday): $3,477/day shift, $1,926/night shift or $5,700/ 24 hour shift (weekend): $3,780/day shift, $1,926/night shift - includes FFS, MOCAP and RRP.
ER shifts can be 24 hours (8 am to 8 am), or 12 hours (8 pm to 8 am) with flexibility for 6-hour blocks during weekdays. - Travel and accommodation covered.
- Travel stipend: $250 - $1,500 based on time. Maximum, $1,500 per round trip.
For more details please contact Shivani Sadhir at shivani.sadhir@northernhealth.ca.
Northern Health Virtual Clinic opportunity
- Open from 10 am to 10 pm, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
- 8 shifts per day, 2-4 hours in length. Work with providers availability.
- 2024 – 2025 Sessional range: $165.77 to $190.77 (plus rural retention based on the community where the provider resides)
- NHVC has assigned results providers who follow up on anything ordered through the NHVC. Providers who work a shift are not responsible for any of the follow up for anything they order.
- Providers do not need to be located within Northern Health. Preference is within BC but will consider Alberta. Especially if they have worked in the North.
- We do want providers to have a strong understanding of rural remote health care as a foundation.
- For the substance use stream, we want the foundation to be in substance use and will consider any location.
For more details, please contact Dr. Tamara Pacholuk, Medical Lead, NH Virtual Clinic tamara.pacholuk@gmail.com.
FP - Anesthesia on-call locum coverage
Dawson Creek
August: 25-26, 29-31
September 1
- Income guarantee: For more details contact Shivani Sadhir at shivani.sadhir@northernhealth.ca or Dr. Aderemi Oyedeji at aderemi.oyedeji@northernhealth.ca.
- Travel and accommodation covered.
- Travel stipend: $250 - $1,500 based on time. Maximum $1,500 per round trip.
Vanderhoof
May 3-21
June 28 - July 6
Locum dates can be customized to suit your availability.
- Typical OR shift 7:30 am to 2 pm, $1,831.30 + 21.14% RRP ($387.13) = $2,218.44
- Travel and accommodation covered.
- Travel stipend: $250 - $1,500 based on time. Maximum $1,500 per round trip.
For more details please contact Shivani Sadhir at shivani.sadhir@northernhealth.ca.
FP - Anesthesia locum coverage
Quesnel
June 16-22
- Travel, accommodation and car rental covered.
- Travel stipend: $250 - $1,500 based on time. Maximum $1,500 per round trip.
For more details please contact Shivani Sadhir at shivani.sadhir@northernhealth.ca.